#8C501E#8C501E

#8C501E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.102 H 56.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C501E
RGB	rgb(140, 80, 30)
HSL	hsl(27, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(27, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 21.05, 38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 44.05, 61.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.0562 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.102 56.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9194, 11.4080, 2.6970)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C501E #1E5A8C

analogous

#8C1E23 #8C501E #8C871E

triadic

#8C501E #1E8C50 #501E8C

tetradic

#8C501E #238C1E #1E5A8C #871E8C

square

#8C501E #238C1E #1E5A8C #871E8C

split-complementary

#8C501E #1E8C87 #1E238C

monochromatic

#271608 #5A3313 #8C501E #BE6D29 #D98C4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8C501E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C501E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C501E

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C501E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C501E	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c501e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 80, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.102 56.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3815d',
    500: '#8c501e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c501e;
$custom-light: #b3815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c501e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.273,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49279,
    "c": 0.10202,
    "h": 56.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C501E

secondary

#4B88BB

accent

#9CE840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EEE9

border

#D0C9C5

text

#120A04

muted

#817C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C501E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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